Thin-plate weir Flow-rate correlation Q -- 0.581 (b – 0.1H)g™H 1/2 H < 0.5Y Plate L> 2b (b) Rectangle with side contractions.
Thin-plate weir Flow-rate correlation Q -- 0.581 (b – 0.1H)g™H 1/2 H < 0.5Y Plate L> 2b (b) Rectangle with side contractions.
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Water in a 20-ft-wide rectangular channel, flowing at
120 ft3/s and a depth of 10 ft, is to be metered by a
rectangular weir with side contractions, as in Table 10.2b.
Suggest some appropriate design values of b, Y, and H to
match the table conditions for this weir.

Transcribed Image Text:Thin-plate weir
Flow-rate correlation
Q -- 0.581 (b – 0.1H)g™H
1/2
H < 0.5Y
Plate
L> 2b
(b) Rectangle with side contractions.
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